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Listening to , Katrina Heuvel from the nation magazine makes a great point;history shows us that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was compelled to abandon caution because of the great traumas of his day — the Great Depression gave him little choice but to be bold. And it was the great popular social movement of his time, working outside his administration, the unions at that time, that put pressure on FDR to carry out bolder reforms. Similarly, it’s the strategy, the focus, the discipline of that outside movement that will push Obama to become a more boldly reformist president that HE may have envisioned. Paul Grumman writes today in the Times that to be cautious is a dangerous thing right now. Risk is the new caution. Because to overtake this deep and cratering recession is going to require relief, reform, and reconstruction, which were the great three words of the New Deal. Obama needs to remind peoples that government has a role to play in their lives.I remember saying before the election, no matter who we elect, Hillary, Edwards, Barack, the next president has the opportunity to be considered among the greatest president ever to serve.Barack is studying Roosevelt, studying Lincoln and Barack has greater control over congress then either.He can do great things, not only can he do great things, he MUST, he cannot afford to "triangulate", he does not have the luxury of caution.He is more intelligent then Roosevelt with more power, let’s hope he wields that power well.Ariana puts hammer to nail with the following;"A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."WE will be his over site, WE will be his direction, our task is as important as hisShadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today.&nbsp;

Listening to , Katrina Heuvel from the nation magazine makes a great point;history shows us that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was compelled to abandon caution because of the great traumas of his day — the Great Depression gave him little choice but to be bold. And it was the great popular social movement of his time, working outside his administration, the unions at that time, that put pressure on FDR to carry out bolder reforms. Similarly, it’s the strategy, the focus, the discipline of that outside movement that will push Obama to become a more boldly reformist president that HE may have...

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